Disclaimer: Don't own Death Note. Believe me. You all would know if I did, trust me on this.
Finally posted this! You all better be grateful because it's late on my side of the planet/United States. I'm beat! But glad I could post this all the same. 8) I'm kinda sad that it took me such a long while, though, but hope to finish this story sooner rather than later. And as with some previous stories I must ask if you would like a happy ending for this story?
I enjoy updating it because there are so many twists and turns I could make and like how I made the characters. I would appreciate it if I get a good number of people who say they haven't given up on this story.
It'd be nice to know I'm doing a good job on this story.
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Hope you guys are happy with the events thus far.
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~Luffily Luffles, Fairylust~
Matt nodded and they headed that way. It was a long, tedious trip. Matt fell a couple times, due to slipping in mud puddles, but it wasn't so bad. They were all soaked and frozen to the bone by the time they arrived at the large, three story house that was wedged between two smaller houses. It was dull-looking despite the contents being so exciting. Sighing Mello and Matt walked up the front steps wearily. Mello knocked, but to his disappoint it was one of their cousins/Near's other, technical, half-brother, who answered the door.
He was A's kid. The kid that killed Near's mother to give birth to. He was named Akio and he was about Near's size but looked totally different, taking more after A. He had short hair and large brown eyes and pale skin. Akio blinked seeing them, seeming surprised, but as usual he didn't say anything. He just stepped aside to let them in.
They entered and stared around. They were in the kitchen. They walked through it and into the living room, practically collapsing once in front of the couch. They stayed off it not wanting to get it wet, but were too tired to stand, so Near lay on the floor between Mello and Matt, who sat upright against the pale blue piece of furniture.
"Juice?" Akio offered staring at them from the kitchen doorway. He looked from one of them to the next, his offer never withdrawn. "Juice?" he repeated when nobody answered.
"No." Mello said bluntly, not really caring if he hurt Akio's feelings or not. "We're tired and beat up. Why would we want stupid juice?"
"Yeah, no thanks." Matt said more politely.
"Candy?" Akio offered, now rocking back and forth with his hands behind his back, looking innocent. "Candy? Want candy?"
"Okay." Mello said quietly.
"No, I'm good." Matt said, smiling a bit. "I really don't want any-"
"Book?"
"Umm…no…no, I don't think so."
"Blanket?"
"Yeah, sure, kid." Matt said with a weary expression. "I'll take that." He saw no use in saying 'no' to the younger boy. He was too persistent and wouldn't stop until he was sure he had pleased his guests. "I'm sorta cold, so thanks." Matt said once he had the blanket wrapped around him.
"Where is B and your dad?" Mello demanded setting the candy bar Akio had given him aside. "We need to see them, right now."
"Poppa and BB went out to get groceries." He said, his voice quiet and as soft as ever, climbing into the big red chair that was over in the corner of the room. It, the purple chair that was across from the couch, and the couch were the only bits of furniture in the room. "They said they'd be delayed due to the weather. I was not expecting cousins to visit. I'm happy, though. I was scared."
"Uh-huh."
"Beatrix went with them and I was alone. Now I am not alone. I am happy to have company."
Mello knew that Beatrix just had to go with them. Whenever she had the chance or permission she would follow B around trying to learn how to be like him. She already had the look down. She had his short, messy black hair and skin tone. Her eyes were the same red as his. And she laughed exactly like him. The only different Mello could tell was that she was a girl and was a lot more sensitive than he was about certain things. One day, she had once said, she wanted to be exactly like her dad.
That could explain why she secretly dissected rats and gophers and other small animals she could get her hands on in their backyard. Or that could have just been because she had Beyond's DNA inside of her and it really affected her brain. L usually told Mello and Matt that Beatrix was a second Beyond waiting to happen.
"Do you know when they would get back?" Mello asked. "We really need A to look at Near."
"He's in real bad shape."
"Poppa said they would be delayed due to weather."
"We heard!"
"Mels, calm down." Matt said looking back to Akio with pleading eyes. "Could you call and ask? Near really needs to be looked at."
Being the kid who had a crush on his father, like Near, he blushed nodding in compliance. He went and grabbed the phone, bringing it back along with some disinfectant and tissues. He cleaned it off at least three times, folding the used tissues four times and piling them up on the coffee table, neatly. Before dialing A's cell phone number he used some germ-x on his hands. Mello glared at him, bright blue eyes impatient, as he lathered up in the germ-x, not wanting to get germs and get sick.
When A answered a bright blush spread across the boy's face. He stuttered a bit and eventually just gave the phone to Mello. It was the weird people like Akio that made Mello wonder if their family had some sort of molesters or rapists in the beginning of their family tree. Rolling his eyes he took the phone and thought of what to say to his uncle before he spoke. Mello felt unsure of how to phrase their predicament exactly, at first.
"Hello? Akio?"
"He freaked out and gave me the phone."
"Mello?"
"Yeah."
"What are you doing there? Is everything okay?"
"No." he whispered. Clearing his throat he spoke much faster wanting to just spit it all out and get that huge weight off his chest. "Umm, Near ran away so Matt and me ran away to find him and bring him back home but we got hurt and Near is really hurt and we really need help, I mean really need it, and then we-"
"Mello calm down!" A said over what sounded like a crashing sound in the background. "I'm sorry, but the two Bs over here are racing each other with shopping carts. And-" He seemed cut off by a loud smashing noise. "Oh, come on you guys! We don't have enough money to replace that!"
"A?"
"Sorry, Mello, but look, please tell Akio we'll be there soon and we'll be without food, yet again. I'll check on you three then, okay?"
"But-"
"I'm sorry, but I've got to go…." another loud crashing noise drowned out his words and laughter was heard. "Real mature, you two, real mature!" He shouted before hanging up on his end.
Sighing Mello looked to Matt, who looked real exhausted. "Get some rest. He said they'd be back sooner or later, without groceries."
"No groceries?" Akio asked, his big brown eyes looking so innocent. "What happened?"
"The two Bs decided to break some expensive things while they were there."
"Oh." He said staring at his feet. "That doesn't sound good. Poppa must be very stressed from the experience."
"Yeah, well, you should go to bed."
"Why?" he asked picking the phone up gingerly like it were some expensive object. "It is scary. The lights flash in the window and the sky growls. I can't sleep because of that. I am really scared. Poppa and I usually cuddle but he isn't here, as you know. Therefore, cousin, I can't sleep."
"Listen you little-"
"Could I please go to the kitchen?" Near's weak voice said. "I feel like I'm going to be sick."
"That'd be gross." Akio said quietly getting a glare from Mello. "Please, forgive me." He mumbled feeling embarrassed. "That was rude of me. Follow me." He helped Near get to his feet and led him off to the kitchen. Mello, who noticed Matt had fell asleep, followed making a silent note that Near was slightly taller than Akio, probably just by half an inch if not less.
"Near?" He said watching as Akio's face changed from calm to one of horror. He saw why, rather quickly. "Oh, Near!" Mello groaned in dismay at the unpleasant sight. "No, Near, no!" He watched feeling defeated as the small boy collapsed in a heap after letting the blood mixed with vomit spill from his mouth. Both he and Matt had struggled to keep Near from getting so sick and hurt. They tried to prevent the small boy from getting any worse than he already had been. And they had failed.
He knew it.
They had failed in their rescue mission.
Akio looked frozen, much too afraid to do anything on his own. He looked to Mello for guidance, but the blonde was also appalled, no, horrified. He knew then and there that Near needed help quicker than expected. After a sluggish moment Mello realized Akio had already sprung to action. He was calling his father again, this time not stuttering when he spoke, but the blush was there and his voice was quiet.
"He said they'll be here soon." He said quietly. "We should wait."
Mello nodded mutely, kneeling down beside Near's still form. "I'm gonna stay with him, until they get back." He looked over to Akio and saw he looked blank, yet sad. Mello turned back to Near after a moment. He could hear the labored breaths the pale child took.
I'll protect you, I promise, death won't take you without fighting me first. He silently swore grabbing Near's arms and dragging him back to the living room.
When A and the others arrived Mello was the only one of the three who was barely awake, the other two were out cold. Akio immediately clung to A's legs not saying anything, but making a show of being afraid. A consoled him and sent him upstairs with Beatrix, who was giggling merrily seeming oblivious to the whole situation, meaning she probably had been left out in knowing of their predicament.
"A, you can help Near, right?" Mello asked sleepily shaking as he stood. He was so cold that he felt numb, despite the warmth of the house. "We came all way across town to get here so you could help. Can you help?"
"No, Mello. I can't. What you three need right now is a hospital."
"Oh. That's not good."
"Can I drive, A?" B burst in excitedly. "Please!"
"No!" A snapped. "We want them to survive the night, B. If you drive I doubt any of us will, besides I do not want to leave Akio and Beatrix alone with the next of kin. Seeing as the wills currently say the next of kin is DD. I'm not up for letting our cousin anywhere around our children."
"Why?"
"Why? Why? Do you even have to ask why?" A exclaimed like B were totally insane, which he kinda was, but A knew that B was smart and sane enough to understand why he wouldn't want DD around their children. "Because he used to burn innocent squirrels alive!"
B crossed his arms in front of his chest and gave his brother a knowing smirk. "Or is it because he was framed for those arson charges?" he demanded knowing that that had really made A uncomfortable. "I know you never liked his love for fire, unlike some of us more unique beings, but that is no need for you to absolutely abhor him."
"He wasn't bloody framed he burnt all those houses down on his own and you know it!"
"Uh, guys we're all bleeding out down here." Mello interjected indifferently, too drained to use any emotion that he used to possess. "Hospital, remember?" he said before breaking into a fit of coughs.
"Right." A sighed. "B, stay here with the children. I want you to keep them safe, whom I know you can do very easily."
"Could I help carry them out to the car?"
"Yeah," A sighed rubbing the back of his neck despairingly. "I guess so. It wouldn't hurt anything, anyway."
Soon they were off to the hospital.
Anyone see any humor in this chappie? I tried to add a bit for your amusement as well as to lighten the mood.
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What else could go wrong? ;3
Let's see! Shall we? *Devious smirk* Do you want to know? In all honesty a lot can go wrong. So, seriously do you want to know HOW wrong things can go? I really don't want to go there because of how gloomy things already are.
~Luffles, Fairylust~
